Assessment of aerocapture flight at titan using a drag-only device

AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Westhelle, Carlos H ^a   Masciarelli, James P ^a  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; DRAG; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEPARATION;

AEROCAPTURE; AEROSHELLS; ENTRY FLIGHT PATH ANGLES; SEPARATION ALGORITHMS; SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS;

AEROBRAKING;

EID: 85085402881     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2003-5389     Document Type: Conference Paper

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